Sajida Shaikh, Head of People

Sajida Shaikh

Head of People

Tabby FZ LLC

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, Psychotherapy and Counselling
Expérience
16 years, 10 Mois

Partager Mon CV

Empêcher usager


Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :16 years, 10 Mois

Head of People à Tabby FZ LLC
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 2021

Head of People / People Manager (UAE / KSA / Egypt Regions)

Appointed as the first People Manager within the Middle East’s leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later provider. Orchestrate daily people management operations (including talent acquisition, office management, policy creation, payroll administration, and culture change) while project managing implementation of HR structures and initiatives within a fast-paced and dynamic FinTech start-up.

Key Contributions:
Maximised staff happiness and development having optimised employee lifecycle - from attraction and recruitment, employee experience, engagement and performance feedback while managing employee surveys and temperature checks.
Developed progression frameworks allowing staff to thrive; fairly and competitively rewarded staff while embedding a culture of high-performance, continued development and succession planning.
Recruited, onboarded and trained Hiring Managers, as well as CxO-level staff, such as Chief People Officer (CPO), Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Cyber Security Director.
Educated senior stakeholders on organisational culture change, Employee Relations (ER) and engagement, and talent acquisition as a trusted advisor and influential leader.
Facilitated process definition and high-level strategy creation supporting a period of rapid business growth (from 30 to 300 FTEs) across UAE, Russia, KSA, Egypt and remotely.
Created and championed internship programmes having fostered and maintained relationships with regional universities.
Coordinated office extension and refurbishment, including sourcing of construction companies and Interior Designers.
Oversaw management of critical people systems, including HiBob, Greenhouse and regional HRIS tooling, Bayzat.
Optimised employee wellbeing via management of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and wellness initiatives.
Improved HR and recruitment efficiency having project managed implementation of HRIS and ATS systems.
Sensitively managed ER; from disciplinaries and grievances, to redundancies and terminations.

Talent Acquisition Manager à Monzo
  • Royaume Uni - London
  • novembre 2017 à février 2021

Founding member of People Team of this rapidly-growing FinTech company operating in UK and USA - servicing over 6 million customers and employing over 1, 600 staff members globally. Spearheaded hiring, development and motivation of Talent Acquisition team recruiting 16 staff. Orchestrated full recruitment life cycle, covering headcount planning, business needs assessment, sourcing strategies, market insights analysis, salary benchmarking and on-boarding.

Key Contributions:
Strategically directed recruitment of 700+ employees and C-level leaders, including Chief People Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Global VP Reward, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, and Head of L&D.
Trusted HR Advisor and Business Partner covering recruitment, employee engagement, wellbeing, values, and motivation.
Supported growth strategy of scaling up from 40 to 1, 600+ employees; defined HR strategies and tactics.
Teamed with the board to source and hire critical positions, including Chair and Non-Executive Directors.
Harnessed gravitas and influential leadership skills to present to Board-level stakeholders and investors.
Managed full lifecycle of projects encompassing sourcing and implementation of ATS system.
Drove insights and decision-making, applying a data-driven approach to enhance accuracy.
Reduced staff attrition through effective leadership and coaching as Interim Team Leader.

Partner à BLOOMBERG
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • janvier 2014 à janvier 2017

Graduate and Early Engagement Talent

Flight Attendant à EMIRATES
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • janvier 2009 à janvier 2013
Middle Office Analyst à LEHMAN BROTHERS
  • Etats Unis
  • janvier 2005 à janvier 2008

Éducation

Master, Psychotherapy and Counselling
  • à REGENT’S UNIVERSITY
  • juin 2024

,

Baccalauréat, Business Management and Economics
  • à UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
  • janvier 2005

Business Management and Economics.

Specialties & Skills

Middle Office
Human Resources
Hospitality
Tourism
Talent Acquisition
Budget management
Mentoring & coaching
People Partnerting
People Management
Organisation skills
Employee Relations

Profils Sociaux

Site Web Personnel
Site Web Personnel

Le lien a été supprimé pour non-respect des conditions d'utilisation. Veuillez contacter l’équipe d'assistance pour plus d'informations.

Langues

Anglais
Langue Maternelle